Umbrella or parasol



W. S. WILSON.

UMBRELLA 0R PARASOL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 29. 1'919.

1,397,667, Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

.TA/UEA/TUR MILL/HM, 5, ll/ILEU/V UNITED sra'rss WILLIAM SAMUEL WILSON,OF GASGADES, QUEBEC, CANADA.

UMBRELLA on rAeAsoL.

7 Application filed Ju1y29,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SAMUEL lVILsoN, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and resident of the Cascades, in the Province of Quebec,Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful improvements inUmbrellas or Parasols, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in umbrellas or parasols, and theobjects of the invention are to render the umbrella or parasolcollapsible, so that when it is not in use it may be folded to occupy aminimum of space.

The ordinary umbrella at present in use often proves a source ofannoyance in theaters, tramcars, hotels and other public places where itis impossible to check the same or leave it in a cloak room, andaccording to the present invention the umbrella or parasol is designedto fold up into a compact bundle about twelve inches in length capableof being placed in an overcoat pocket. Further objects are to render theparasol or umbrella automatically self-adjusting when being opened, andgenerally to adapt the several parts to better perform the functionsrequired of them.

WVith these and other objects in View, the

invention consists essentially of the improved construction particularlydescribed and set forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings forming part of the same.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of an umbrella orparasol embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of part of the skeleton frame of a parasol orumbrella as seen when being folded.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the handle and stick.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, 19.21. 1919. Serial No. 314,047.

orifice 16 on which a spring catch member 17 is operatively mounted,this member extending through a slot 18 in the section 13.

it should be particularly noted that the spring clip 17 has a roundedcam faced inner edge adapted to engage with the upper enlarged end 19 ofthe section 14 when the last said section has been closed, so that itwill release the spring catch member 17 and permit of the section 13being slid into the section 12.

On the section 12 a sleeve 20 is slidably mounted and toward the pointof the said section, a collar 21 is rigidly positioned. The collar 21and the sleeve 20 carry the skeleton frame 11 of the parasol orumbrella.

On the collar 21 a plurality of ribs 22 are pivotally mounted and theseribs are connected intermediate of their length by links 23 to thesleeve 20. The links 23 are connected intermediate of their length toone end of a link 24:, the opposite end of which is attached to theshorter arm of a rod 25 which is pivotally attached intermediate of itslength to the end of the rib 22, and when the umbrella or parasol isopened the longer arm of the rod 25 forms a continuation of the rib 22.

The ribs are covered with the usual covering 26. When the umbrella is tobe used, the section 14 is pulled outwardly from the section 13 untilthe clip 15 engages with the end of the section 13, whereupon thesection 13 is pulled outwardly from the section 12 until the spring clip17 engages with the orifice 18 in the tubular member 13.

The sleeve 20 is now slid toward the point of the section 12 and in sodoing the links 23 open the ribs 22 radially relatively to the collar21, and simultaneously with this motion the links as rotate the rods 25about their pivotal points causing the longer arms of the said rods tocome into alinement with the ribs22.

In closing the umbrella or parasol the sleeve 20 is slid downwardly onthe section 12 of the stick, causing the links 23 to transmit a pull tothe ribs 22 and so fold the ribs along the outside of the section 12,and during this motion the links 23 cause the rods 25 to be rotatedabout their pivotal points, so that the said rods will lie alongside theouter face of the ribs 22.

The spring clip 15 of the handle section 14: is now released and thesaid section pushed into the tubular section 13 of the stick, and thehead 19 engages with and laterally displaces the catch 17, thus allowingthe section 13 to be pushed into the section 12, so that L the umbrellaor'parasolinow occupies a collapsible position shown in Fig. 2.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention, within thescope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it isintendedthat all matter contained in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted asillustrativeand not in a limiting sense. 7

What I claim as my invention is An article of the class describedcomprisstretchers intermediate of the length thereof.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. I

. WIL IAM'sAMUEL WILSON

